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physiological reaction vs miosis

miosis vs physiological reaction

physiological reaction and miosis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
physiological reaction Yes No No No
miosis Yes No No No
As nouns, miosis is a hyponym of physiological reaction; that is, miosis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than physiological reaction:
  • physiological reaction: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
  • miosis: reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller
physiological reaction (noun) miosis (noun)
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller
(genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
Difference between physiological reaction and miosis

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